Using the BlackBerry MDS-CS Simulator

Mobile Data System Connection Services (MDS-CS) is a BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) component that acts as a “gateway” between BlackBerry users and local network resources (i.e. intranet, SharePoint, file shares). RIM offers the MDS-CS component of BES as a free-standing simulator. This allows developers to test an application (that requires network access) against different modeled BlackBerry simulators without the complication of connecting each simulator to the BES. The easiest way to begin using the MDS-CS simulator is to download a BlackBerry JDE which includes the MDS-CS simulator and a variety of BlackBerry simulators.

Using MDS-CS Simulator packaged in the JDE

Internally, I use this method when testing or demoing SilverDust

1. Download your application’s targeted BlackBerry operating system JDE – BlackBerry JDE
2. Install the JDE
3. Navigate to C:\Program Files\Research In Motion\BlackBerry JDE version\MDS
   1. Launch run.bat to start the MDS-CS simulator
4. Navigate to C:\Program Files\Research In Motion\BlackBerry JDE version\simulator
   1. Launch one of the many simulators available (i.e. in JDE 5.0 – 8520.bat, 8900.bat, 9550.bat)
5. At this point, you should be able to browse the internet/intranet through the Blackberry simulator’s browser to verify network connectivity.
   1. If your workstation is behind a proxy then you will need to add some additional parameters into the MDS simulator’s config file outlined in this RIM kb article

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